As the Chairman observes, another three months of hectic activity on the world stage have flown by. We have been reminded of the awesome power of the US military in action and relearned the importance of husbanding realistic and considered intelligence assessments which will take months, not hours, to assess and really need to remain behind the green baize door. This shock and awe approach is contrasted with the attritional slaughter that continues in Ukraine with over 1,000 casualties per day. It appears POTUS too is beginning to realise that President Putin has no intention of suing for peac…